• Ilandar@lemmy.today
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    1 day ago

    Nice try, but you’ve now gone full mask-off in other comments so it’s quite clear what you’re attempting to do here. Are we really supposed to believe that you aren’t trying to legitimise Kirk’s DEI arguments when you type stuff like this?

    The problem, IMO, of DEI is that it addresses the symptoms in a superficial way for social media back slapping purposes, but doesnt address the causes of why these programs need to exist at all. Is this a right wing view? I think black people should have better access to the tools needed to compete, you think they should just be handed things as they need the charity.

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      1 day ago

      You think treating black people as human beings and giving them the same access to education as their white counterparts is “mask off”? What mask do you think I was wearing exactly???

      Go back 100 years, and you’ll find white people in the US putting up barriers to social mobility towards black people. That means not giving mortgages, or if they did, only for certain areas, and even then only at silly mark ups. The problem started back then, and its never been corrected. And no, DEI does not address this. Giving special treatment to the chosen few is not any kind of solution to the problem. Its little more than a way of saying “look, we’re one of good ones. We let you into our private club!”. If not supporting that shit makes me racist, well, thats fine. Cos the only people who would call me racist, are the type of people who always want black people with their hand out so they can get a pat on the back when they put some loose change in it.

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        16 hours ago

        If you were actually being genuine, I would explain that DEI initiatives do address structural imbalances because they allow equally skilled people from diverse backgrounds greater influence and ability to contribute to problem solving. You cannot fix structural issues if the only people in the room are from the white majority.

        But we both know your only purpose here is to whitewash Kirk’s racist views, so just drop the act already.

        • Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world
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          9 hours ago

          Im not whitewashing anything. Thats just an assertion youre making because you cant handle being wrong. DEI solves nothing. Just like affirmative action, solved nothing. Theres a generational gap in the US between blacks and whites when it comes to equality. And you dont solve that with tokenism. The real racist is you, and people like you. Who think black people in the US deserve nothing but handouts and special treatment.

          If you want to correct the mistakes of the past, thats money. Thats money to every single black family that was held back 100 years ago by the systemic racism that targeted them, while whites were given every advantage to gain and accumulate wealth.

          You just want to say popular thing that gets you worthless internet points, but does nothing to solve the problem. You are the cancer of the internet.